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Franklin Police say two counterfeit $20 bills were brought to Flying J Travel Center on Nashville Road on Saturday, Aug. 10.
The Franklin City Commission voted on Monday to set this year's real estate and tangible property tax rates at 12.3 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. Last year's rates were also 12.3 cents per $100 of value meaning no change is occurring in rates.
A new company has to open in a 6,000 square-foot building on Brown Road in Franklin, Kentucky.
Annual Emma Guy Cromwell Dinner
As the new school year approaches, the Simpson County Schools System is preparing its safety measures both inside and outside of the buildings.
A countywide exercise was performed Aug. 8 at the Franklin-Simpson High School to test how Simpson County agencies would react to an active shooter situation.
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When the world's population reaches 10 billion in 2050, how will everyone get fed? Actually, a recent report underscored, the challenge is harder: How will everyone get fed without frying the planet?
Simpson Fiscal Court approved second and final reading of an ordinance adopting a joint city -- county solid waste franchise agreement with Scott Waste on Aug. 6. The ordinance was required in order to approve the contract with Scott Waste for combined city and county garbage collection.
The meeting of the Simpson County School Board on July 30 was the first for new Superintendent Tim Schlosser.
The building on the corner of Cedar and Main Street in downtown that long ago housed the Franklin Hotel, was sold to Wayne Holloway in late June.
The Simpson County Circuit Court Clerk Beth Fiss introduced four new ways for jurors to receive notification about court cases at the beginning of the new term.
The 37th Annual Garden Spot 5K Walk, Run, hosted by the Franklin-Simpson Chamber of Commerce, is taking place on Saturday in downtown Franklin.
United Way of Southern Kentucky has announced it is investing $66,500 in education, income, health, and safety net programs and services that serve Simpson County for its July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 funding period.
A little more than four and a half inches of rain was recorded in Franklin during July.
Franklin Police arrested a Louisville woman on two drug possession charges after responding to a report of a female allegedly passed out in a vehicle on Saturday, Aug. 3.
Summer Nights Concert Series
Scientists and policymakers from across the nation, including those from the Kentucky Division of Water, will gather at Western Kentucky University's Knicely Conference Center in Bowling Green September 17-19, 2019 to address topics and issues associated with drought.
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A search for a helicopter crash was among Franklin-Simpson Fire Rescue's 49 calls during July.
One hour per week of your time mentoring will have a lasting impact on our students.
The Annual Garden Spot 5K Run, Walk headline in the Aug. 1 edition of the Franklin Favorite indicated that the race was taking place on Saturday, Aug. 2, which was incorrect. The annual event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Aug. 10 on Franklin's downtown square.
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A Franklin man is charged with first-degree manslaughter following the shooting death of another Franklin man Monday night.
Simpson County's unemployment rate increased 0.09 of a percent from May to June.
Counterfeit $10 bills were discovered at Kentucky Downs in Franklin on July 24 and July 26.
The 2nd Run for the Rosies 5K is set for Sept. 21 starting at 8 a.m. at the barn at Bethel Grove on Roby Bethel Church Road.
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A Franklin woman has been appointed to the Kentucky Center for School Safety.
The Franklin Favorite/WFKN office, located at 103 N. High St., is changing office hours beginning Monday, Aug. 12.
Friends of the Goodnight Library moved their free little library that once stood behind the Goodnight Memorial Library after construction started to the square, on West Cedar Street, near the Frozen Spoon.
The Franklin-Simpson Industrial Authority held their 14th annual Golf Scramble at Kenny Perry Golf Course on July 23.
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The 37th Annual Garden Spot 5K Walk, Run, hosted by the Franklin-Simpson Chamber of Commerce, is taking place Saturday in downtown Franklin.
Student summer camps have been taking place throughout the month of July offering students opportunities to learn before the start of the new school year.
Local resident, Brooke Sanders, was recently accepted into the 15th Annual GRAMMY Camp program in Los Angeles, California at the University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music. The camp is taking place July 23-27.
Summer Nights Concert Series
Kentucky State Police arrested two Franklin residents on charges of criminal abuse involving a child.
Following a discussion of a proposed city-county garbage collection contract with Scott Waste, Simpson Fiscal Court decided July 16 to take no further action.
Franklin Police is investigating the use of counterfeit money at three businesses reported between Wednesday, July 17 and Sunday, July 21.
While nothing is certain until a bill passes both houses and is signed by the president, the latest news out of Congress is that in a bizarre turn of events, some bipartisan agreement to pursue a path of sensible non-confrontation may have broken out. The Associated Press reports:
The FSMS Cheerleaders are hosting a yard sale fundraiser Saturday, July 27 from 6 a.m. until noon on the campus lawn (College Street). They are taking large item donations from the community on Friday July 26 between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. at the FSMS gym. If unable to bring your item donation Fr…
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